h&ac promising strategies: evaluation & technical assistance
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H&AC Promising Strategies: Evaluation & Technical Assistance. Nikole Lobb Dougherty, MA Jessi LaRose , MPH October 2011. Presentation Overview. Overview of H&AC Evaluation Team and Goals The H&AC Initiative Evaluation Evaluation Technical Assistance. The H&AC Evaluation Team. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NIKOLE LOBB DOUGHERTY, MAJESSI LAROSE, MPH
OCTOBER 2011
H&AC Promising Strategies: Evaluation & Technical
Assistance
Presentation Overview
Overview of H&AC Evaluation Team and Goals
The H&AC Initiative Evaluation
Evaluation Technical Assistance
The H&AC Evaluation Team
Washington UniversityGeorge Warren Brown School of
Social Work
Saint Louis University
School of Public Health Doug Luke, PhD Nikole Lobb
Dougherty, MA Chris Robichaux, MS Tanya Montgomery,
MPH
Cheryl Kelly, PhD Darcy Scharff, PhD Jessi LaRose, MPH Trina Ragain, MPH
Evaluation Team Goals
1. Conduct a modest multi-site evaluation of the H&AC Initiative Develop evaluation plan and logic model Implement evaluation plan
2. Increase grantees’ evaluation capacity through intensive technical assistance and training Work with grantees to develop individual evaluation
plans Work with grantees to implement evaluation plans
The H&AC Initiative Evaluation
Definition of Internal Program Evaluation and the H&AC Evaluation
Internal Program Evaluation:Evaluation conducted by each individual grantee for their own program
H&AC Evaluation: Evaluation of the entire H&AC initiative (i.e., across all grantees) conducted by the evaluation team at Washington University and Saint Louis University
H&AC Evaluation Focus
Capacity of programsReach of programsPartnershipsPolicy ChangeBuilt Environment OpportunitiesPromising PracticesSustainabilityBehavior Change
How will we collect data?
Healthy & Active Programs and Policies Evaluation (HAPPE) System Quantitative data collection Monthly and quarterly data submission throughout all three
years of funding Focuses on your activities (what, when, where and who),
capacity, & partnershipsOne-on-one interviews with program staff
Qualitative data collection Conducted in the 1st and 3rd years of the project Focuses on lesson’s learned, capacity, collaborations
Sustainability Assessment Survey Online survey Focuses on structures and processes related to likelihood of
sustaining project elements
The HAPPE System
Benefits of the Evaluation
H&AC Evaluation:Have a greater understanding of the impact of the
H&AC Initiative on MissouriIdentification and dissemination of promising
practices to guide future obesity prevention efforts
Individual Program:Easy and organized access to your own data Ability to generate your own reports of your data
Preview of H&AC Evaluation Activities
November 2011 – January 2012Training on the HAPPE System/Logic Model
Development
Spring 2012Qualitative interviews with project
representatives
Evaluation Technical Assistance
Technical Assistance Goals
To increase internal evaluation capacity
To address evaluation needs of grantees
To provide evaluation resources and networking opportunities to grantees
What We Can Help With
Evaluation plans (e.g., logic models, evaluation questions)
Quantitative and qualitative instrumentsData management and analysisDatabase developmentReports and presentationsEvaluation resources Networking opportunities with other
evaluatorsInterim reports/contract reporting tool
Preview of TA activities
Evaluation capacity online needs assessment November 2011 (a follow-up needs assessment will be
conducted in the fall of 2014)Site visits
November 2011-January 2012Individualized technical assistance plans and
program logic model Based on needs assessment and first site visit
Regular communication to assist with needs Conference calls, visits, emails
Contact Information
Technical Assistance Contacts
Initiative Evaluation Contacts